A place beyond belief

Written By Sean Norman
Northern light curtains above clouds over a highway
 

In quiet conversation and deep trust

I knew leaving Whitehorse we were in for a long night. Weather maps showed hope, but far, far out. So we drove, and drove and drove and drove.

Our first stop around 100km from town was under quickly disappearing clear sky, but it was our first little taste of the stars and some diffuse aurora. I updated maps and continued further to where it looked like what our eyes could make out on the horizon and the weather maps were in agreement on - a large, relatively stable for Iceland Whitehorse, break of clear sky.

I think our timing tonight could not have been more perfect. It was the kind of timing and circumstance that makes you believe in the pure magic of life. Within minutes of stopping under our clear sky, the aurora danced and danced and danced all around and above us, and continued on until morning.

I can never overstate just how much I love these chases. These nights of powerful weather… the mountain scenery, snowy highways and cold, cold winds are some of the most special moments of life.

 
Couple standing together under the northern lights
Couple standing together under the northern lights
A couple stands together on a highway with northern lights dancing above
Northern lights auroral breakup above the Alaska Highway
Green northern lights in and out clouds
Green arcs of northern lights over cloud banks
Pink and green northern light curtains above mountains
Shimmering purple and green aurora above snow capped mountains
Shimmering purple and green northern lights over winter mountains
Shimmering purple and green northern lights over winter mountains
Northern light curtains above the Alaska Highway in Yukon
Sean Norman http://seannorman.com
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